Carleton Hatcheries (Sunrise Hatcheries) is a division of Sunrise Farms, one of the largest chicken processors in Canada, with facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Our team of employees are experienced, dedicated, and exceptional at delivering quality products from farm to table.
Role:
A Chicken Catchers' role is to work as part of a team to guide chickens into a loading area and load them into crates. Must be able to perform repetitive tasks and be physically capable of repetitive heavy lifting of approx. 40 lbs.
Responsibilities
- Set up equipment for safe operations
- Guide chickens into loading area in humane manner
- Loading of poultry into holding crates on to transport truck
- Work as a team to handle chickens without startling or angering birds
- Manual collection of chickens
Requirements
- Able to lift up to 40lbs
- Comfortable working with livestock
Working Conditions
- Transportation from your home, to and from the job site.
- Night Shifts
At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
What We Do
Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry including: hatchery operations; poultry farming; primary processing; further processing; and distribution of food across Canada.
From the humble beginnings of one small processing facility in Surrey, British Columbia in 1983, we have since grown to serve a wide range of customers, both domestically and internationally. Our Canadian family owned and operated businesses produce quality food products from processing plants located in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
Included in our businesses are:
- Sunrise Poultry Processors Ltd. - produces fresh and frozen poultry protein
- Grand River Foods Ltd. - produces ready to eat food products